Academic and Career Planning (ACP) is part of Wisconsin’s Education for Employment (E4E) program outlined in s.121.02(1)(m) Wis. Stats., and is sometimes referred to as (administrative rule) PI26. In this guide, we refer to the plan that is required by administrative rule to be published annually by school districts as “ACP/E4E Plan”.

• Mission Statement: Empowering all students on their journey to post-secondary success so they graduate college and career ready.
•  Vision Statement: The district academic and career planning program envisions a future where each student confidently navigates their academic and career paths, equipped with
  the skills and resilience needed to thrive and contribute positively in society. Our goal, in the School District of Rhinelander, is to engage students enabling them to:
  • Understand their own interests, strengths, values and learning styles
  • Create a vision of their future
  • Develop individual goals
  • Prepare a personal plan for achieving their vision and goals 

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Rhinelander High School Graduation Requirements

• To graduate from Rhinelander High School, students must meet the following
  course requirements:
  • English: 4 credits
  • Social Studies: 3 credits
  • Science: 3 credits
  • Math: 3 credits
  • Physical Education: 1.5 credits
  • Health: 0.5 credits
  • Personal Finance: 0.5 credits
  • Electives: 6.5 credits

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

• Students have access to the following AP courses at RHS:
  • AP Language and Composition
  • AP Literature and Composition
  • AP Statistics
  • AP Calculus
  • AP Physics
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP European History
  • AP US History
  • AP US Government and Politics
  • AP Music Theory

Early College Credit Program (ECCP) and Start College Now (SCN) program through
Nicolet College

Dual Credit Courses in partnership with Nicolet College 

• Students have access to the following dual credit courses at RHS (*- indicates a
  new DC course for the 24-25 school year):
  • Vet Medical Terminology*
  • Medical Terminology
  • Human Anatomy/Physiology
  • Human Biology*
  • Psychology
  • Sociology*
  • Computer Apps
  • Web Page Development
  • Business Marketing
  • Accounting 1-3
  • Nutrition
  • Child Development*
  • Intro to Teaching*
  • Welding
  • Thermal Cutting* (Welding 2)
  • Written Communication*

Youth Apprenticeship and other job training and work experiences

• For the 24-25 school year, we have students enrolled in the following Youth
  Apprenticeship pathways:
  • Architecture and Construction
  • Autos
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Health Science
  • Hospitality, Lodging and Tourism
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing

Industry recognized credentials 

Internships

• Education Internship
• Medical Internship–in partnership with Nicolet College for dual credit

Career Pathways 

• Architecture and Construction: Engineering materials, CAD 1, CAD 2, CAD 3, Light construction methods, residential constructions, woods 1, woods 2
• Business Finance: Accounting 1, Accounting 2, Accounting 3, Accounting 4
• Digital Technology: Computer apps, web page development, intro to digital media, intro to computer programming, digital design
• Education and Training: Intro to teaching, child development, assistant childcare teacher
• Hospitality & Tourism: Culinary 1, culinary 2, nutrition, ProStart
• Manufacturing: Engineering materials, welding technology, advanced welding & fabrication, machine tool 1 &; 2, DIDIC 1 &; 2, CAD design, metal processes
• Marketing: Introduction to business and marketing, marketing essentials, business marketing
• Direct Patient Care: Intro to medical careers, Anatomy and physiology, Nursing assistant
• Transportation, Distribution and Logistics: Power mechanics, Marine and power sports, Consumer auto, Auto systems

SDR prepares all students, 4K-12, for life after they graduate from the district. We prepare our students for life readiness by providing a comprehensive education that empowers students, integrates information and technology literacy, and exposes them to many different kinds of learning opportunities including academics, fine arts, career and technical education, and academic and career planning activities and experiences. They are measured through Academic Readiness, Career Readiness, and Life Readiness standards: 

• Plan on a Page Information
  • As part of the Rhinelander High School’s plan on a page, here are measures for the 24-25 school year that the Academic and Career Planning team will be working on tracking:
    • Over 80% of students taking a dual credit or start college now course will earn college credit
      • 2023-2024: We achieved 90%
    • 100% of students participate in 1 or more Inspire Rhinelander experiences by graduation
• 2023-2024: 95% of students completed
  • 100% of students complete a grade-level ACP requirement
    • 2023-2024: 98% of students completed
  • 100% of seniors identify a post-graduation pathway
    • 2023-2024: 100% of students completed

• Wisconsin’s Top Three Industries
  1. Manufacturing
  2. Health Care
  3. Retail
• Oneida County’s Top Three Industries
  1. Manufacturing
  2. Health Care
  3. Retail
• Wisconsin’s Top Three Career Cluster Employment Projections:
  1. Hospitality & Tourism
  2. Human Services
  3. Marketing

The School District of Rhinelander is committed to supporting our entire staff to become engaged in the career readiness program. We provide the following professional development
opportunities: 

• Partnership with the Inspire Wisconsin network
• Partnership with CESA 9 network
• Xello for staff
• Provide staff with information about career readiness programs and resources available
  for their content area or grade level
• Inspire Wisconsin tours with community partners

• Academic grades accessible through Infinite Campus 
• Conferences with school counselor, parents and students (Grades 9/11)
• Annual IEP meetings to discuss transition goals 
• District website with information 
• Weekly newsletter 
• ACP quarterly newsletter 
• Weekly updates from Superintendent 
• Parent/teacher conferences 
• Information sessions (ex: financial aid night, 8th grade parent night) 
• Access to Xello 
• Social Media (Facebook, Instagram) 

All students, grades 8-12, meet individually with their College and Career Counselor to discuss post-secondary planning and courses. Each year, students meet for their ACP conference in the following format: 

• Grade 8:  Meet to schedule courses for high school and discuss post-secondary planning in English ACP lesson with all students
• Grade 9: Small group ACP conference
• Grade 10: Individual ACP conference
• Grade 11: Family Conference
• Grade 12: Meet with 3x per school year (Fall, Winter, Spring)

If a scholar is a child with a disability, the pupil’s academic and career plan will be made available to scholar’s individual education program team. The scholar’s individualized education program team may take the pupil’s academic and career plan into account when developing their transition services and post-secondary transition plan (PTP). 

The School District of Rhinelander engages students and families in academic and career planning by: 

• Sending quarterly Academic and Career Planning (ACP) newsletters with updated information such as: 
  • College informational sessions
  • Field trip opportunities
  • Guest speakers 
  • College tours
  • Inspire events
  • Financial aid information
• Sending information to families to invite them to the following in-person meetings: 
  • 8th grade planning for high school courses 
  • 9th grade student/family session
  • 11th grade junior conference
• Providing information at parent/teacher conferences on academic and career planning opportunities 

• Update and implement ACP scope and sequences grade 4k-12 for the 24-25 school year
• Increase student and family involvement
• Expand youth apprenticeship connections and partnerships
• Continue to create dual credit partnerships through Nicolet College
• Increase Inspire Wisconsin partnerships in our community
• Increase Inspire Wisconsin opportunities for students to explore post-secondary options 

This plan was Board Approved in August, 2024.